Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Teaching activities
Publications
Scholarship and Awards
Timeline
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Valentina Dafnae Cuomo

Manchester,Greater Manchester

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

ECOFR XV Conference

University of Manchester
Manchester
09.2024 - 09.2024
  • Attended the 15th European Conference on Organic Free Radicals (ECOFR XV).

Postgraduate (PGR) Conference

University of Manchester
Manchester
07.2023 - 07.2024
  • 2023 - Poster presentation
  • 2024 - Presentation

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
Manchester
06.2024 - 06.2024
  • Chaired cohort presentations. One-day symposium joined by academics from the University of Manchester, and industrial partners.

Bristol Synthesis Meeting

University of Bristol
Bristol
04.2024 - 04.2024

Bristol Synthesis Meeting

University of Bristol
Bristol
04.2023 - 04.2024

Joint CDT Conference

University of Manchester
Manchester
04.2021 - 04.2024
  • Delivered a presentation in the yearly conference involving Manchester's Integrated Catalysis (iCAT), Cambridge's Next Generation Synthesis (SynTech), Imperial College's Next Generation Synthesis and Reaction Technology (rEaCt), and Bristol's Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis CDTs.

Public Engagement activity

University of Manchester
Manchester
12.2023 - 12.2023
  • Hosted 29 students from the Ashton Sixth Form College, who visited the laboratory for one day, explaining the research the group carries out.

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
Manchester
07.2023 - 07.2023
  • Poster presentation. One-day symposium joined by academics from the University of Manchester, and industrial partners.

Nuffield Placement

University of Manchester
Manchester
08.2022 - 08.2022
  • Supervised a student from the Nuffield foundation for a placement in the university lab for 3 weeks.

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
Manchester
07.2022 - 07.2022
  • Presentation. One-day symposium joined by academics from the University of Manchester, and industrial partners.

E&DI training programme

University of Manchester
Manchester
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training, developing a proposal which was presented by the team to a panel for evaluation.

iCAT 2nd rotation

University of Manchester
Manchester
04.2021 - 07.2021
  • In silico exploring amide ligase enzymes for the synthesis of amides, under the supervision of Prof. Jason Micklefield.

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
Manchester
06.2021 - 06.2021
  • Poster presentation. One-day symposium joined by academics from the University of Manchester, and industrial partners.

iCAT first rotation

University of Manchester
Manchester
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Contributed to a research proposal on photoredox arylation via base metal and dye catalysis, under the supervision of Prof. Michael Greaney.

Intership in Prof. Valérie Berl's group

University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
10.2019 - 11.2019
  • Synthesis of a contact allergen such as
    diphenylcyclopropenone.

Erasmus+ mobility

University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
10.2018 - 01.2019
  • Attended 7 courses, both in English and French, among which pharmaceutical chemistry, and drug discovery.


Education

PhD - Chemistry

University of Manchester
Manchester
09.2020 -

Erasmus+ Study Mobility, pharmaceutical chemistry and drug discovery -

University of Strasbourg
France
08.2018 - 01.2019

MSc in Chemistry 110/110 - Chemistry, Biomolecular track

University of Salerno
Italy
10.2017 - 02.2020

BSc in Chemistry -

University of Salerno
Italy
10.2013 - 05.2017

Skills

  • MestReNova
  • ChemDraw
  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication and Presentation
  • Leadership and Teamwork
  • Determination and Persistence
  • Effective Time Management

Teaching activities

Supervised 1st- and 3rd-year students in Advanced Practical Training and Practical Chemistry laboratories at the University of Manchester (09/2023-currently)

Publications

  • Cuomo, V.D., Romano, C., Procter*, D.J., manuscript in preparation
  • Zhao**, H., Cuomo**, V.D., Tian, W., Romano*, C., Procter*, D.J., Light assisted functionalization leveraging aryl radicals:towards metal-free cross-coupling. Nat. Rev. Chem. accepted (identifier NATREVCHEM-24-039V1C)
  • Zhao, H., Cuomo, V.D., Rossi-Ashton, J. A., Procter*, D.J., (2024) Aryl sulfonium salt electron donor-acceptor complexes for halogen atom transfer: Isocyanides as tunable coupling partners. Chem, 10, 4, 1240-1251, 2451-9294, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.01.020
  • Macchia, A., Cuomo, V.D., Di Mola, A., Pierri, G., Tedesco, C., Palombi, L. and Massa*, A. (2020), On the Necessity of One-Pot Tautomer Trapping in Asymmetric Michael Reactions of Arylideneisoxazol-5-ones. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2264-2270. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202000286


**equal contribution

Scholarship and Awards

Awarded with the University of Salerno's student scholarship for 4 years in a row (2015-2018)

Timeline

ECOFR XV Conference

University of Manchester
09.2024 - 09.2024

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
06.2024 - 06.2024

Bristol Synthesis Meeting

University of Bristol
04.2024 - 04.2024

Public Engagement activity

University of Manchester
12.2023 - 12.2023

Postgraduate (PGR) Conference

University of Manchester
07.2023 - 07.2024

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
07.2023 - 07.2023

Bristol Synthesis Meeting

University of Bristol
04.2023 - 04.2024

Nuffield Placement

University of Manchester
08.2022 - 08.2022

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
07.2022 - 07.2022

E&DI training programme

University of Manchester
11.2021 - 06.2022

iCAT Summer Symposium

University of Manchester
06.2021 - 06.2021

Joint CDT Conference

University of Manchester
04.2021 - 04.2024

iCAT 2nd rotation

University of Manchester
04.2021 - 07.2021

iCAT first rotation

University of Manchester
01.2021 - 04.2021

PhD - Chemistry

University of Manchester
09.2020 -

Intership in Prof. Valérie Berl's group

University of Strasbourg
10.2019 - 11.2019

Erasmus+ mobility

University of Strasbourg
10.2018 - 01.2019

Erasmus+ Study Mobility, pharmaceutical chemistry and drug discovery -

University of Strasbourg
08.2018 - 01.2019

MSc in Chemistry 110/110 - Chemistry, Biomolecular track

University of Salerno
10.2017 - 02.2020

BSc in Chemistry -

University of Salerno
10.2013 - 05.2017
Valentina Dafnae Cuomo